<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://alaskananooks.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://alaskananooks.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Nanooks Welcome the Seawolves for Saturday Scrimmage</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/17/womens-volleyball-nanooks-welcome-the-seawolves-for-saturday-scrimmage.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/17/womens-volleyball-nanooks-welcome-the-seawolves-for-saturday-scrimmage.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Cynphany Henderson sets up the attack against UAA in October 2025" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Cyn_vs._UAA.png" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - The reigning GNAC Co-Champions will host a free scrimmage on Saturday, April 18, in the Alaska Airlines Gymnasium at the Patty Center. Alaska Anchorage makes the trek north and the two sides will face off in a spring scrimmage.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Cyn_vs._UAA.png" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Cyn_vs._UAA.png"><media:title>Cynphany Henderson sets up the attack against UAA in October 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/Cyn_vs._UAA.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:14:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13899</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kieran Kaufman Stays in Fairbanks, Joins Nanooks Nordic Skiing</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/15/mens-skiing-kieran-kaufman-stays-in-fairbanks-joins-nanooks-nordic-skiing.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/15/mens-skiing-kieran-kaufman-stays-in-fairbanks-joins-nanooks-nordic-skiing.aspx</guid><category>Men's Skiing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kieran Kaufman" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/15/IMG_2532.jpg" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks Nordic skiing team has announced the addition of Kieran Kaufman for the 2026-27 season. Kaufman is a Fairbanks native and joins the Nanooks from West Valley High School.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/IMG_2532.jpg" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/IMG_2532.jpg"><media:title>Kieran Kaufman</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/IMG_2532.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:37:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13898</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Hoops Announces Addition of Brandi Stanford</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/15/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-announces-addition-of-brandi-stanford.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/15/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-announces-addition-of-brandi-stanford.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brandi Stanford at River Ridge HS" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/14/IMG_0987.jpg" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks women's basketball team has announced the addition of Brandi Stanford. Stanford is a 5-6 point guard from Lacey, Wash., and joins the Nanooks from River Ridge High School.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/IMG_0987.jpg" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/IMG_0987.jpg"><media:title>Brandi Stanford at River Ridge HS</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/IMG_0987.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13897</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s Basketball Announces Signing of Kellen Jedlicka</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/13/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-announces-signing-of-kellen-jedlicka.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/13/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-announces-signing-of-kellen-jedlicka.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kellen Jedlicka at LC State" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/13/KJ_LC_State_Pic_PDCAq.jpg" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks men's basketball program has announced its third signing of the season in former Gatorade Alaska Boys Basketball Player of the Year Kellen Jedlicka. Jedlicka is a 6-5 forward from Anchorage, Alaska, and comes to Fairbanks after spending the past two seasons at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/13/KJ_LC_State_Pic_PDCAq.jpg" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/13/KJ_LC_State_Pic_PDCAq.jpg"><media:title>Kellen Jedlicka at LC State</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/13/KJ_LC_State_Pic_PDCAq.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:30:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13896</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men’s Hoops Lands Nick Clark out of Salt Lake Community College</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/8/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-lands-nick-clark-out-of-salt-lake-community-college.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/8/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-lands-nick-clark-out-of-salt-lake-community-college.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Nick Clark at SLCC" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/8/IMG_8051_hILrQ.jpg" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks men's basketball program has announced another signing in Nick Clark. Clark is a 6-3 guard from Orem, Utah, and joins the Nanooks after spending the previous two seasons at Salt Lake Community College of the Scenic West Athletic Conference.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/IMG_8051_hILrQ.jpg" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/IMG_8051_hILrQ.jpg"><media:title>Nick Clark at SLCC</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/8/IMG_8051_hILrQ.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 13:00:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13895</s:story_id></item><item><title>Nanooks Celebrate 2025-26 Season with All-Sports Banquet</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/7/nanooks-celebrate-2025-26-season-with-all-sports-banquet.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/7/nanooks-celebrate-2025-26-season-with-all-sports-banquet.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Skiing, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Skiing, Women's Swimming, Women's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Rifle</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2026 All-Sports Banquet trophy table" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/7/Banquet_Release_Photo.png" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks hosted their 2026 All-Sports Banquet on Thursday, April 3, to celebrate their 2025-26 athletics season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/Banquet_Release_Photo.png" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/Banquet_Release_Photo.png"><media:title>2026 All-Sports Banquet trophy table</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/Banquet_Release_Photo.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:00:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13894</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Hoops Signs Ava Wiley</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/6/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-signs-ava-wiley.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/6/womens-basketball-womens-hoops-signs-ava-wiley.aspx</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Ava Wiley women's basketball signing, 2026-27" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/6/Ava_signing_wbb_release-2.jpg" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - The Nanooks women's basketball team has announced the signing of Ava Wiley ahead of the 2026-27 season. Wiley, a 5-3 guard out of Anaheim, Calif., joins the Nanooks from Buena Park High School in Buena Park, Calif.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/Ava_signing_wbb_release-2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/Ava_signing_wbb_release-2.jpg"><media:title>Ava Wiley women's basketball signing, 2026-27</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/6/Ava_signing_wbb_release-2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 6 Apr 2026 13:38:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>7</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13893</s:story_id></item><item><title>Nanooks Hockey Head Coach Erik Largen Named a Spencer Penrose Award Finalist</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/3/nanooks-hockey-head-coach-erik-largen-named-a-spencer-penrose-award-finalist.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/4/3/nanooks-hockey-head-coach-erik-largen-named-a-spencer-penrose-award-finalist.aspx</guid><category>Men's Ice Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Head coach Erik Largen speaks at the 2024-25 FOC Hockey Banquet" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/3/12/image8.jpg" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - Alaska Nanooks head coach Erik Largen was named a finalist for the 2025-26 Spencer Penrose Award, given annually to the Division I Men's Hockey Coach of the Year. The nominees consist of those named coach of the year by their respective leagues and those whose teams qualified for the Frozen Four.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/3/12/image8.jpg" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/3/12/image8.jpg"><media:title>Head coach Erik Largen speaks at the 2024-25 FOC Hockey Banquet</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/3/12/image8.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2026 13:00:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13891</s:story_id></item><item><title>Pair of Nanooks Named CRCA All-Americans</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/3/31/mens-and-womens-rifle-pair-of-nanooks-named-crca-all-americans.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/3/31/mens-and-womens-rifle-pair-of-nanooks-named-crca-all-americans.aspx</guid><category>Men's and Women's Rifle</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lucie Kissenberger (L) and Teagan Perkowski (R) shooting throughout the season, All-American release graphic" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/31/Lucie_Teagan.png" /><br /><br />FAIRBANKS - The Alaska Nanooks rifle team had two student-athletes named to the 2025-26 CRCA All-American Teams. Lucie Kissenberger earned Honorable Mention Aggregate and Second Team Smallbore honors while Teagan Perkowski earned Second Team Air Rifle honors.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/Lucie_Teagan.png" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/Lucie_Teagan.png"><media:title>Lucie Kissenberger (L) and Teagan Perkowski (R) shooting throughout the season, All-American release graphic</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/31/Lucie_Teagan.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:50:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13889</s:story_id></item><item><title>Letter from the Athletic Director: Gold Rush and Giving Day</title><link>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/3/30/general-letter-from-the-athletic-director-gold-rush-and-giving-day.aspx</link><guid>https://alaskananooks.com/news/2026/3/30/general-letter-from-the-athletic-director-gold-rush-and-giving-day.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Skiing, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Skiing, Women's Swimming, Women's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Rifle</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Letter from the Athletics Director - Brock Anundson" src="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/30/Letter_from_the_AD.png" /><br /><br />Nanook Nation,]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/Letter_from_the_AD.png" /><media:content url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/Letter_from_the_AD.png"><media:title>Letter from the Athletics Director - Brock Anundson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://alaskananooks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/Letter_from_the_AD.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:00:00 AKST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13888</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>